Microbiology Exam #1 multiple choice
Microscopic organisms such as bacteria, yeast, and single cell protozoa are studied in
microbiology as well as _____________.
a. viruses
b. large animals
c. plants such as mosses and cedar trees
d. small animals such as mice and jelly fish - answer a. viruses
This was the key to the discovery of and the sequential study of microorganisms.
a. Koch's postulates
b. the development of the cell theory
c. Van Leeuwenhoek's microscope
d. the theory of spontaneous generation – answer c. Van Leeuwenhoek’s microscope
He was credited with coining the term "cell" to describe cells and is now credited with
being the first to observe and sketch a microorganism, a microfungus.
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b. Robert Hook
c. Captain Hook
d. Hans Janssen - answerb. Robert Hook
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a. all cells come from pre-existing cells
b. all living things are composed of cells
c. cells are the smallest working unit of living things
d. all living organisms are made of the same cell type - answerd. all living organisms are
made of the same cell type
The belief that life arose from nonliving matter.
a. theory of biogenesis
b. theory of spontaneous generation
c. cell theory
d. germ theory - answerb. theory of spontaneous generation
, He provided further evidence that supported Pasture's experimental results showing
that microorganism did not arise from spontaneous generation.
a. John Tyndall
b. Robert Hooke
c. Ferdinand Cohn
d. Francesco Redi - answera. John Tyndall
Which of the following is NOT part of Koch's postulates?
a. the microorganism must be present in every disease case
b. the microorganism can be cultured from the diseased animal
c. a different microorganism can be isolated from experimentally infected animals
d. healthy animals must show disease symptoms when injected with microorganisms -
answerc. a different microorganism can be isolated from experimentally infected
animals
Organisms are classified:
a. to show relatedness
b. to show evolutionary relationships
c. to make it easier to study them
d. choices a, b, and c, are true - answerd. choices a, b, and c, are true
Organisms in this domain can be single celled or multicellular, have membrane bound
organelles, and the DNA is found inside a membrane called the nucleus
a. archaea
b bacteria
c. eukarya
d. prokaryota - answera. archaea
In modern taxonomy the binominal naming system is used to assign scientific names to
all living organisms. An organism's binominal name is determined by using the
_____________ group that the organism has been classified in and the
_____________ name it has been assigned.
a. kingdom, phylum
b. species, genus
c. family, genus
d. genus, species
e. order species - answerd. genus, species
Organisms that belong in this domain are prokaryotic, have cell walls that contain
peptidoglycan and are sensitive to antibacterial antibiotics.
Microscopic organisms such as bacteria, yeast, and single cell protozoa are studied in
microbiology as well as _____________.
a. viruses
b. large animals
c. plants such as mosses and cedar trees
d. small animals such as mice and jelly fish - answer a. viruses
This was the key to the discovery of and the sequential study of microorganisms.
a. Koch's postulates
b. the development of the cell theory
c. Van Leeuwenhoek's microscope
d. the theory of spontaneous generation – answer c. Van Leeuwenhoek’s microscope
He was credited with coining the term "cell" to describe cells and is now credited with
being the first to observe and sketch a microorganism, a microfungus.
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b. Robert Hook
c. Captain Hook
d. Hans Janssen - answerb. Robert Hook
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a. all cells come from pre-existing cells
b. all living things are composed of cells
c. cells are the smallest working unit of living things
d. all living organisms are made of the same cell type - answerd. all living organisms are
made of the same cell type
The belief that life arose from nonliving matter.
a. theory of biogenesis
b. theory of spontaneous generation
c. cell theory
d. germ theory - answerb. theory of spontaneous generation
, He provided further evidence that supported Pasture's experimental results showing
that microorganism did not arise from spontaneous generation.
a. John Tyndall
b. Robert Hooke
c. Ferdinand Cohn
d. Francesco Redi - answera. John Tyndall
Which of the following is NOT part of Koch's postulates?
a. the microorganism must be present in every disease case
b. the microorganism can be cultured from the diseased animal
c. a different microorganism can be isolated from experimentally infected animals
d. healthy animals must show disease symptoms when injected with microorganisms -
answerc. a different microorganism can be isolated from experimentally infected
animals
Organisms are classified:
a. to show relatedness
b. to show evolutionary relationships
c. to make it easier to study them
d. choices a, b, and c, are true - answerd. choices a, b, and c, are true
Organisms in this domain can be single celled or multicellular, have membrane bound
organelles, and the DNA is found inside a membrane called the nucleus
a. archaea
b bacteria
c. eukarya
d. prokaryota - answera. archaea
In modern taxonomy the binominal naming system is used to assign scientific names to
all living organisms. An organism's binominal name is determined by using the
_____________ group that the organism has been classified in and the
_____________ name it has been assigned.
a. kingdom, phylum
b. species, genus
c. family, genus
d. genus, species
e. order species - answerd. genus, species
Organisms that belong in this domain are prokaryotic, have cell walls that contain
peptidoglycan and are sensitive to antibacterial antibiotics.
